Method of packing plug-tobacco.



H. TURNER.

METHOD OF PACKING PLUG TOBACCO.

APPLICATION IILED FEB.B,1912.

1,066,865, Patented July 8, 1913.

wwe/wto'c mu/finances HENRY TURNER, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

METHOD OF PACKING PLUG-TOBACCO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1 913.

Application filed February 8, 1912.. Serial No. 676,454.

To all 'lc/w m. it may concern llo it known that :I, HENRY Truman, acitizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Richmond, in the countyof Ilenrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in illothods of .lacking .llug-Tobia-co; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to packing plug l.()- bacco, and has for itsobject to provide a means for keeping the end plugs of a caddy Offtobacco perfectly moist and rough, without materially changing theconstruction and size of the caddy.

.lleretofore in the packing of tobacco, the plugs adjacent to the endshave become hard, dry and very smooth, by virtue of their closeproximity to the wooden ends. This has proven very objectionable owingto the difliculty experienced by the merchant in disposing of these endplugs. It is thought very advantageous to the manufacturers to retainthe end plugs in the same condition as the inner plugs, and therebyovercome a loss to the merchant, at the same time not increasing theexpense involved. It is for this purpose that the present invention wasconceived, and to overcome the now existent difl'itailties.

\Vith the above and other objects in view this invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinaftermore fully (.lcscribed, claimed and illustrated in the annexed drawings,wherein liigure 1 is a perspective view of a tobacco caddy with sideremoved illustrating the present improved method of packing, and Fig. 2is a central sectional view thereof.

In carrying out the present invention an ordinary or standard caddy isused, having the plug tobacco packed therein in the usual manner withthe exception that there is a small space left at each end of the caddy.These spaces are of siji'tlicient size to receive a packing. layer, orpad of tobacco which is interposed between the ends and the plugs oftobacco. This layer packing, or pad is composed of scrap tobacco, ortobacco taken from the various plugs within the caddy. l nas' much asthe pads or packing are of small comparative thickness it requires onlyan intiuitesimal reduction in the size and weight of each respectiveplug. l.l1(.I0l ()itj the weight of the tobacco packed in accordancewith the present invention will be substantially the same as containedin the caddies at the present time. These pads of packings protect theend plugs of the caddy from drying and becoming hard, and at the sametime eliminate the smoothness, which is existent in the end plugs at thepresent time, by preventing the same from coming into contact with theends of the box. Thus it; will clearly be seen that each and every plugin the caddy will have substantially the same texture, moisture andsoftness.

Reference now being had more particularly to the drawing 1.0 indicates acaddy of the standard and usual construction, provided with the ends 11.The intermediate plugs 12 and the end plugs 13 are packed in the caddy10 in the usual manner with the exception of a minute space 14- which isprovided adjacent to each end lfl. These spaces 14L are occupied by thepackings .15 which are interposed between the ends 11 and the end plugs13 and prevent the latter from becoming dry, hard or lose theirmoisture. Each packing to is constructed of tobacco which may be scraps,or taken from the plugs packed in the caddy preferably the latter. 13yconstructing the packings or pads of tobacco taken from the plugscontained in the caddy the size and weight of each plug is reduced aninfinitesimal amount, and at the same time makes all of the same salablequalities. Thus the weight of the amount of tobacco in each caddy issubstantially the same as at the present time, the manufacturer losesnothing; the prolit of the merchant is increased per caddy; and theconsumer receives a plug in better condition than heretofore and thesize thereof is approximately the same.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:-

In the process of packing plug tobacco, placing a layer of scraps oftobacco in the bottom of a caddy, then 'iacking the plugs in the caddysuperposed on said layer of scraps of tobacco, and then placing anotherlayer of scraps of tobacco upon the uppermost plug before securing thetop in the caddy, said layers of scraps of tobacco operating to keep theend plugs of tobacco moist, preventing the end plugs from becomingflavored by the caddy, and also causin presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY TURNER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM CATLIN, v CHAs. SAELZER.

Copies of this patent ma; be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

